Hotlines
The Arizona Opioid Assistance and Referral (OAR) Line: 1-888-688-4222 (hotlines for healthcare providers seeking consultation for complex patients with pain and opioid use disorder)
The University of California-San Francisco’s Clinician Consultation Center Warmline: 855-300-3595, operates 9am-8pm ET Mon-Fri (support primary care providers health centers get free expert clinical advice on substance use disorder treatment)
On Demand/Recorded Webinars
- Fatal Attraction: Why are Opioids so Addiction/ CME/ACPE/MOC/Other -Expires March 1, 2020
Online Resources
- Arizona Statewide Task Force on Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs-Task force in Arizona works towards To improve the health and wellness of Arizona families.
- AZDHS:Opioid Epidemic— Arizona’s Opioid Epidemic resources, reports, data, trainings and other state information including the Arizona Opioid Prescribing Guidelines.
- AZ Center for Rural Health: Prescription Drug Misuse & Abuse Initiative-Creates and markets trainings, online modules and resources.
- AZ Center for Rural Health-Naloxone Community Health Worker/Representative Program. Training in Spanish and English for CHWs in using Naloxone.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-Produces evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
- Arizona Living Well Institute at Empowerment Systems, Inc-The Healthy Living with Chronic Pain (Chronic Pain Self-Management Program, CPSMP) is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks, in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries and hospitals. Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are peers with chronic pain themselves.
- Arizona Recovers: Arizona Recovers, formerly Addiction Haven, is a grassroots organization dedicated to changing the conversation surrounding addiction, mental health, and trauma.
- CDC: Opioid Overdose-Opioid Basics, data, information for patients and providers.
- ->CDC: Rx Awareness Campaign: Increases awareness that prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous.
- ->CDC Training-CDC Training Series for Health Care Providers on Prescribing Opioids.
- ->CDC Training-Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Recommendations from CDC. CE credits available.
- CMS: The Maternal Opioid Misuse model -the model addresses fragmentation in the care of pregnant and postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder (OUD) through state-driven transformation of the delivery system surrounding this vulnerable population.
- CME Outfitters-Opioid Education Hub: delivers evidence-based educational activities.
- Community Health Worker Toolkit-From the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute, this toolkit is for CHWs with a focus on mental health and substance use disorders in primary care.
- COPE-Offers free CME on safe opioid prescribing. The University of Washington’s COPE for Chronic Pain CME Program offers evidence-based clinical knowledge and training on how best to treat patients experiencing chronic pain.
- Govenor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family: Substance Abuse-Provides information on Prevention, Treatment and Recovery. Provides training and resources on Evidence-Based curriculum and includes the Arizona Substance Abuse Recommendations.
- Health Resources and Services Administration-Opioid Crisis and Resources
- ->Home Visiting Program-Supporting Families Impacted by Opioid Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- ->Guide for Clinicians- Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
- Health.Gov-Pathways to Safer Opioid Use training: This interactive online training helps clinicians and public health officials understand safe and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. Continuing education credits are available for the one-hour course.
- Indian Health Service-Opioid Dependence Management and information.
- MAT for Opioid Use Disorder. Overcoming Objections-Issue brief from the California Health Care Foundation. The document addresses common concerns about MAT, such as debates on the use of the medication buprenorphine and misconceptions about treating people with opioid addictions.
- NACCHO-Opioid Epidemic webpage that features resources designed to support local health departments.
- National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health-Toolkit Coercion Related to Mental Health and Substance Use in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence
- National Institute on Drug Abuse—Advances science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome—Helping Babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome from the Department of Child Safety
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit in Spanish-This resource equips health care providers, communities and local governments with materials to develop practices and policies to prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.
- Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit-This toolkit, developed by the HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, contains practical steps your organization can take to bring hope and healing to the millions suffering the consequences of opioid abuse disorder.
- Providers Clinical Support System-provides education, training, MAT Waivers, mentoring and other resources for healthcare providers.
- Region IV Public Health Training Center-The Opioid Epidemic: Trainings and Other Resources for Public Health Professionals. Listings of individual trainings, training series and national resources about the opioid epidemic.
- Rural Health Information Hub: Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis.-Topic guide identifies rural-specific initiatives and funding opportunities, program examples, and tools and resources focused on prevention, harm reduction, and treatment, to help address this crisis in your rural community.
- SAMHSA
- ->SAMHSA Practice and Policy Recommendations of Pregnant Women: A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorders
- -> SAMHSA Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants: provides comprehensive, national guidance for optimal management of pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder and their infants.
- ->SAMHSA Healthy Pregnancy Health Baby Fact Sheets
- ->SAMHSA Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations
- SBIRT AZ: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a public health initiative designed to impact health and other problems created or increased by the use of drugs and alcohol. SBIRT locator.
- SBIRT Services Booklet: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ SBIRT Services Booklet provides information about Medicare and Medicaid coverage of SBIRT services, including eligible providers, covered SBIRT services, documenting SBIRT services, billing SBIRT services, dual eligibles, and additional resources.
- School-Based Health Alliance: Motivational Interviewing-The Brief Intervention of SBIRT
- Shatterproof: National nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families. They have a page with information and videos about Naloxone.
- Sonoran Prevention Works: Grassroots group working to reduce vulnerabilities faced by individuals and communities impacted by drug use in Arizona.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
- The White House Drug Policy— Works to reduce drug use and its consequences by leading and coordinating the development, implementation, and assessment of U.S. drug policy
- US Department of Agriculture: Opioid Misuse in Rural America-Webpage features information and resources pertaining to opioid misuse in rural communities. Includes USDA programs and examples of best practices.
- US Department of Health and Human Services Opioids-Help, resources and information. Prevention, treatment and recovery.
- UMKC SBIRT-Offers free online course to improve your SBIRT skills, provides SBIRT videos and clinician tools.
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